The Topeka Capital-Journal
TOPEKA, Kan. — If you weigh more than 350 pounds or are a critical care patient, prepare to pay an especially hefty price for a ride in an American Medical Response ambulance.
The Shawnee County Commission on Monday agreed to allow AMR to raise ambulance costs for critical and bariatric, or overweight, patients from $629 to $1,172.
The higher price for critical care patients will pay for an additional care technician and medical equipment, including vents, medical pumps, I.V. and cardiac monitors during their rides, said Ken Keller, AMR Topeka director.
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